Improvement in wine and cider presses



'Patented'.lam 6, 1874.

u, 'f sa H. N. HUUG'HTUN'. Wine and Cider-Presses.

PATENT OEErn HORA'IIO N. HOUGHTON, OF HALIFAX, VERMONT.

IMPRovEMEN-r 1N wlNE AND clDER PRESSES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 146,18] dated January.6, 1874; application filed December 9, 1873.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be `it'known that I, HoRATIo l\T.'1ioUGf1ri TON, of Halifax, in thecounty of Windham and State of Vermont, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Wine and Cider Presses; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings,whch form part of this specification.

The nature of my invention relates to an improvement in wine and ciderpresses; and it consists in, rst, the rod or bar to which the piston issecured, having a series of holes cut through it, in which are placedkeys or pins, against which the movable head bears, to force the pistonin and out; second, in the arrangement and combination of parts, whichwill be more fully described hereafter.

The accompanying drawings represent my invention.

Figure l is an end view of my press. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal verticalsection of the same. Fig. '3 is a longitudinal section of the same.

a represents the base-plate, which is se "cured to the ground-sills b bymeans of screwbolts c, which pass down through the horir/lontal andvertical timbers d e, which form the frame-work of the machine. To theinside of these timbers are secured a number of boards, g, which havebeen split a part of their length by absaw, or have a small space leftbetween them, through which the juice flows, and which boards form thepress-box. The end piece h is formed in the same manner, and is bracedin position against the pressure of the piston by the frame @which canbe taken out laterally, so as to allow the end to be removed, to clearout the pomace after it has been pressed. Upon one end of the frame isjournaled the screw-shaftj, which is made to revolve by any suitablemeans, and which gears with the two wheels k, secured to the ends ofthef'two screws l. Moving back and forth upon' these screws, between thetimbers d and guides m, is the head a, for operating the piston o. To`this piston is secured the piston-rod 2, which has a series of holes,3, cut r, its entire length, in `which are placed keys or j pins 4,against which the movable'head bears to force the piston against thepomace, or to draw it back again. After the pomace has been thoroughlypressed, and it is desired to box. After the partitions have been put ini place, a Layer or wall of straw is put in around the sides of the boxand against one partition, so as to inclose the pomace, and `thus formastraining-surface. After the section is formed, the rear partition istaken out and moved forward, so as to form a second section, and so onuntil the pomace has all been thus disposed of. The two partitions arethenremoved, the

cover 6 put on top, and then the pressure is applied by revolving thescrew-shaft.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim- 1. In a wine or cider press, the combinationv of the piston andperforated piston-rod, provided with keys or pins, with the movablehead, substantially as set forth. l

2. In a wine or cider press, the screw-shaft j, gears k, and screws l,in combination with the movable head n and perforated rod 2, providedwith pins or keys 4, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand andseal this2d day of December, 1873.

HORATIO NHOUGHTON. Witnesses:

NORTON P. OTIs, J AMES M. TYLER.

